The Spaniard's Surprise Love-Child / A Bride Fit For A Prince?

He gave an impatient shake of his head. ‘Don’t be so dramatic. I am simply telling you that I intend to be part of my child’s life.’

‘Our child’s life.’

He smiled, all silky confidence and even white teeth. ‘Exactly the point I have been trying to make.’

‘I could send you reports…photos or—’ Under the relentless unblinking gaze of his deep-set eyes her voice trailed off as she felt like a drowning man going under for the last time. ‘Spain in the summer might be a little hot for Ellie and she can be quite fussy about her food.’ The former was a relevant concern; the latter was a downright lie. Ellie happily munched through everything that was set in front of her.

‘We have air conditioning and adequate sunscreen, plus she appears to have inherited my colouring…’

Her attention was immediately drawn to the vibrant deep gold of his skin. She shrugged while her treacherous hormones went wild as she struggled to dispel the image that seemed imprinted on her retinas of him standing in front of her naked, the formation of long bone and deep muscle giving him the look of a classic statue brought to warm, rampant life.

‘It’s hard to tell at this stage,’ she mumbled.

‘I have read that introducing children to new tastes early on influences healthy food preferences later on in life.’

Gwen wasn’t sure that was completely true but it certainly sounded plausible, and while she was thinking about it, he added smoothly, ‘So I will make the necessary arrangements and pick you both up on the last day of term. I’ll be in touch soon to let you know what time.’

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